TY - JOUR
T1 - The moderating effect of face values: Information sharing and initiative encouragement in China's civil service
AU - Wang, Karen Yuan
AU - Fang, Yongqing
AU - Teo, S.T.T.
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - Despite previous studies on face values across a number of disciplines, there is limited research on how face values influence manager-subordinate relationships in China’s civil service. This study examines the role of managers’ face values in the relationship between their trust in subordinate loyalty and willingness to empower subordinates. The findings of our study indicate that superior face-saving and face-enhancing values moderate the relationships between information sharing, initiative encouragement, and their trust in subordinate loyalty.
AB - Despite previous studies on face values across a number of disciplines, there is limited research on how face values influence manager-subordinate relationships in China’s civil service. This study examines the role of managers’ face values in the relationship between their trust in subordinate loyalty and willingness to empower subordinates. The findings of our study indicate that superior face-saving and face-enhancing values moderate the relationships between information sharing, initiative encouragement, and their trust in subordinate loyalty.
KW - China’s civil service
KW - trust in subordinates
KW - encouraging initiative
KW - sharing information
KW - face saving and enhancing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83755169540&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1177/1470595811401649
DO - 10.1177/1470595811401649
M3 - Article
VL - 11
SP - 325
EP - 340
JO - International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
JF - International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
SN - 1470-5958
IS - 3
ER -